Trump tweets video of him body slamming and punching 'CNN'

US President Donald Trump took his attacks on the free press a step further on Sunday morning, when he tweeted out an edited version of a 2007 video of him body slamming and punching WWE CEO Vince McMahon.

In the edited video Trump tweeted, an image of the CNN logo was superimposed on McMahon’s face to make it appear as though Trump was pummelling the news network.

Trump frequently attacks news networks and publications he views as unfavorable to him. In the past, five of the six major news networks have been on the receiving end of his ire: CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, and MSNBC. He has largely spared Fox News, which often runs favourable coverage of the president.

Much of the last week was spent in a public feud with MSNBC hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, after Trump tweeted on Thursday that she was supposedly “bleeding from a face-lift” when she visited his Florida estate over the New Year.

“The fake media tried to stop us from going to the White House, but I’m president and they’re not,” he said. “The fact is the press has destroyed themselves because they went too far. Instead of being subtle and smart, they used a hatchet.”

In recent days, Trump has focused his attacks on CNN, which he labels as “fake news” and “fraud news.”